Ed Sanders is the president of ES Advisors Group, a public affairs consultancy with over 20 years of experience implementing public policy, advising electoral campaigns, and directing community-based and business growth initiatives. Twitter: @edwardmsanders
The Brooklyn mother whose baby was ripped from her arms in a viral video shot at a public assistance office received a public apology Monday from the New York City Council, The New York Times reported. After Jazmine Headley offered emotional testimony to council members recounting a harrowing experience in which authorities grabbed her 1-year-old son from her arms […]
Erich Nall is the Owner and Founder of Ultimate Transformations Training in Los Angeles, California. He has coached and trained many successful professional athletes, actors, models and others in the entertainment industry for the past 18 years. The certified trainer, nutritionist, motivational speaker, and dedicated life coach is a regular guest and commentator on KJLH 102.3 […]
Lola Smallwood Cuevas’s work has focused on exploring the role of unions, empowering African American workers in Los Angeles, and strengthening the position of the black working class. She currently directs the Los Angeles Black Worker Center (BWC), a project of the UCLA Labor Center and the first worker center in California focused on solving the […]
Johnathan Franklin is a Los Angeles native heading into his 4th season in Community Affairs and Engagement for the Los Angeles Rams. Franklin describes his role as using the power of football as a platform to develop the youth into the future leaders of society, reassure that all members of the community can rise to […]
With it’s spate of polar vortexes and record-breaking temperatures, this winter has been especially torturous. But for inmates housed at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., these brutal conditions have officially crossed into inhumane. According to the New York Times, despite temperatures as low as 3 degrees Fahrenheit, over 1,600 inmates have spent the past week […]
Stephanie Linus is a Nigerian actress/filmmaker with an infectious personality. She has earned a reputation as Africa’s foremost actress, especially in Nollywood, the Nigerian film industry, which The New York Times reported to be the world’s third largest. She has starred in more than 100 films and has received several awards and nominations for her work as […]
Happy birthday, Jackie Robinson! The American baseball icon would have been 100 years old Thursday, and Major League Baseball is planning a yearlong centenary celebration. It started Thursday, with a number of events across the country. MLB is also planning a series of Play Ball events during Black History Month, which starts Friday. READ MORE: […]
After reviewing hundreds of hours of security camera video footage, Chicago police said Wednesday they had identified “potential persons of interest” in relation to the reported racist and homophobic attack against actor Jussie Smollett. Anthony Guglielmi, chief communications officer for the Chicago Police Department, tweeted Wednesday afternoon “CASE UPDATE: Hours ago#ChicagoPolice detectives located a surveillance camera that […]
Saharah Ali – New Moon 3rd Eye Thursday Affirmation Today, I accept it’s a brand new day! I allow myself to be devoted to knowing the truth of myself. I release the past knowing today is full of infinite possibilities. I trust the spirit of God and the truth within to birth new wisdom and […]